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red lobster mai tai

Red Lobster Mai Tai Recipe

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 oz light rum
  • 1 oz dark rum
  • 1 oz orange curaçao
  • 1 oz orgeat syrup
  • 2 oz fresh lime juice
  • 1 cup crushed ice (for shaking and glass)
  • 1 slice orange
  • 1 maraschino cherry
  • 1 sprig fresh mint

Method
 

  1. Add 1 cup crushed ice to a cocktail shaker along with the 2 oz light rum, 1 oz orange curaçao, 1 oz orgeat syrup, and 2 oz fresh lime juice. Shake hard for 15 seconds until the shaker feels very cold.
  2. Fill a rocks glass with crushed ice and strain the shaken mixture over it, leaving a little room at the top.
  3. Pour the 1 oz dark rum slowly over the back of a spoon held just above the surface so it floats as a visible layer on top.
  4. Garnish with the 1 orange slice and 1 maraschino cherry on the rim and tuck the 1 sprig of fresh mint into the ice, then serve immediately.

Notes

If you're making this for guests, squeeze all the lime juice and mix the base ingredients up to a few hours ahead, then shake over ice and add the dark rum float per glass right before serving. Don't skip the fresh lime juice if you can help it; the bottled version noticeably dulls the flavor of the whole drink.